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Sociology: a global introduction represents a uniquely co-ordinated and complete learning resource for sociology students worldwide. International in outlook and culturally wide-ranging, it also reminds us that sociology is valuable. Unrivalled in breadth, it is a text of passion and sophistication helping you become an active, connected and critical learner.
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Sociology: a global introduction represents a unique, lively and complete learning resource for sociology students worldwide. International in outlook and culturally wide-ranging, it is unrivalled in breadth. It helps you to develop a critical sociological imagination and a better understanding of the challenges and joys of living in the 21st century.
5th edition highlights include:
- a story of how societies change runs throughout the book.
- increased coverage and active, integrated engagement with theory and theorists throughout.
- a key focus on the recent global, cultural and digital ‘turns’ in social analysis.
- a link to the humanities concerned with art, history, film and literature.
- an explicit link to the core debates over values and politics in sociology in the modern world.
- fully updated statistics, maps, references and text throughout.
- thought-provoking images and maps to foster a sense of the developing ‘visual sociology’.
- new ‘hot’ topics including digital methods, celebrities, citizenship and the sociology of happiness.
Critical engagement
This is an active book that helps you do sociology and think creatively. It is packed full of tips and resources to work with. Four features stress this:
- My Task List ends each chapter with ten things to do: questions to ask, web sites to investigate, films and DVDs to watch, major debates to engage with.
- Project Interludes link sections and integrate the parts through specific suggestions for students to research sport, food, music and biography.
- Critical Thinking (Part 6) is a detailed closing section which integrates the book to the web site and brings together a major webliography, films, YouTube, artwork, key statistics and glossary - a major support for all students.
- A wide range of discussion boxes on new developments in the twenty first century, social theory and research methods – encourage broad and critical engagement with the issues.
The Website
This major supporting website resource is closely integrated with Part 6 (Critical Thinking) of the book – use them independently or (for best results!) together. You’ll find:
- major links to key websites, art, novels and films – all will enhance your research and sociological thinking
- interactive self-test exercises, additional readings and podcasts from author and students around the world
- key sociological concepts explored
- power points and revision cards
Go to: www.pearsoned.co.uk/plummer
The key resource to help you do sociology – thinking, studying, investigating and interacting as a sociologist.
John J. Macionis is Professor of Sociology at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio.
Ken Plummer is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Essex.
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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I don't know how that guy below got into 'a university', but this book is a must buy for all Sociology students. I have been using it on and off for three years now, and it always comes in useful as a basic text for introducing a subject with great background reading sections. Certainly don't buy the book from your uni store, it costs about £50. It gives a great balanced introductions on almost all the theories and Topics you are likely to encounter, such as types of empirical data and so on, and has very good coverage regarding theory. I wouldn't say it has any overriding or subconscious theory message, as it gives a very liberal airing to all theories. Over all a great book I am glad to have bought.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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Aa a beginners book of Sociology this is fantastic as it sets everything out very clearly and actually makes sense- which as you may know is rare for higher education texts. It's well laid out and has links to web-pages that are extremely helpful.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I am a third year student at an international business school and have been using this book for an introduction to sociology course. The book is well written, easy to read and to understand. The concepts were well established and developed throughout the course and the summaries provided in the book on important key concepts were helpful when revising. The book comprises a lot of material though, which cannot be covered in a basic one-semester course. In addition, there are a lot of statistics that are out of date, however, can easily be updated.
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I received this book in good condition there was no problem there. This book was recommended to me to buy for my access course by my tutor. Personally I find it a hard read. Read more
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This Text book gives a fantastic insight into sociology. It covers all aspects and provides a wonderfully comprehensive introduction for students.
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Famous authors doesn't necessarily makes good introduction books
This book is confusing, far to many picture for my taste, and a poor and chaotic structure. The book gives a glimpse into the many different fields of sociology, but doesn't do the... Read more
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A comprehensive introduction to global sociology.
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